CARBONDALE (IL)
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
January 16, 2019
Abuse victims blast southern IL bishop
He should add 9 clerics to his “accused” list, group says
One worked in Carbondale & the Vatican press office in 1990s
SNAP: “Victims, witnesses & witnesses should call attorney general”
Among them, an accused CA priest who also worked in Carbondale
WHAT
Holding signs and childhood photos at a sidewalk news conference, a clergy sex abuse victim and advocate will
–publicly disclose for the first time that an accused California priest also worked in Carbondale,
–prod southern Illinois’ Catholic bishop to add more names to his “credibly accused” clergy list, and
–beg anyone who saw, suspected or suffered clergy sex crimes or cover ups in Illinois to contact the attorney general who is conducting a statewide investigation into this crisis.
WHEN
Wednesday, January 16 at 11:45 a.m.
WHERE
On the sidewalk outside St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 303 S. Poplar (corner of W. Walnut St.) in Carbondale
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